George- Equipment manufacturers are like wimen. Talk to them about your needs, be patient, be willing to spend that little bit extra on them, and you will most likely spend almost all of your life broke and waiting. But sometimes they suprise you.
I had one a couple of years ago. For some reason I didn't like it. I ended up selling it and buy many others after. Now I find myself looking at them in the used market again. Go figure!
If you listen to it with poor-sounding tubes, it will not sound good. Even cheap old Russians are warm sounding in it, though lack some detail. With Sylvania's it sounds great.
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